DEAD-END MYSTERYTwo years after the Katabuchi family incident, I find myself back at Kurihara’s, eleven new floor plans in hand. At first glance, the houses seem completely unrelated, yet we can’t deny that something uncanny connects them. One thing in particular stands out—a hallway that leads to nowhere. Could this be the key that unlocks the mystery of these eleven new strange houses? Uketsu is a writer of Japanese-language works, best known for The Strange House (Hen na Ie).Kyo Ayano is a manga artist of Japanese-language works, best known for the manga adaptation of The Strange House (Hen na Ie).